Michigan Gov. Snyder: Economy, not guns, should be top priority

1/23/2013

ASSOCIATED PRESS

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder says lawmakers should keep aiming at job-related issues that will improve the state's economy and not gun legislation that includes exempting Michigan-made guns and ammunition from federal regulations.

The Republican governor told The Associated Press today that the GOP-led Legislature should focus on economic issues and improving mental health treatment to solve larger problems related to gun violence. He spoke after a Senate committee approved the package of bills and sent it to the full chamber for consideration.

This bill comes after a New York newspaper published the names and address of local gun owners.

Another measure calls for gun purchases and licensing information to be confidential.